Job Placement and Continuing Education: Undergraduate
An alumni survey was conducted of all graduates University-Wide in the (07/01/2022 6/30/2023) academic year, 1-year (2021-2022), 3-years (2019-2020), and 5-years (2017-2018)
after graduation.
University Wide
A total of 223 graduates University-Wide responded to the survey.
• 76 responded that they have or are pursuing additional education.
• Of those 76 respondents, 22 (28.95%) went on to pursue post-baccalaureate/graduate
education programs at Ottawa University in the fields of accounting, finance, leadership,nursing, counseling, education, and business.
• The remaining - respondents pursued advanced degrees in nursing, education,
counseling, accounting, criminal justice, behavior analysis, English literature, businessdata analysis, and medical coding at other institutions.
Response Rates
Undergraduate Response Rate
Total Sendouts Responses Non-Responses
Undergraduate 2017-2018
Undergraduate 2019-2020
Undergraduate 2021-2022
Total

546
558
532
1636

Response Rate

6976
78
223

477
482
454
1413

12.64%
13.62%
14.66%
13.63%

Respondents by Campus
My campus location was:# of responses% That went on to pursue postbaccalaureate/graduate
education programs at Ottawa
University% of total responses Went on to pursue post-baccalaureate/graduate education
programs at Ottawa University
Brookfield, WI

83.59%

112.50%International

00.00%

00.00%

5119

2.24%
53.36%

0
10

0.00%
8.40%

20

8.97%

2

10.00%

10

4.48%

220.00%

10

4.48%

1

10.00%

51

22.87%

223

99.99%

622

11.76%
9.87%

Jeffersonville, IN
OnlineOUAZ (Surprise, AZ)
Overland Park, KS
Phoenix, AZ

The College (Ottawa, KS)
Total

* The remaining - respondents pursued advanced degrees in nursing, education, counseling, accounting, criminal
justice, behavior analysis, English literature, business data analysis, and medical coding at other institutions.

CAREER PLACEMENT
The following section pertains to graduates’ responses to items regarding their career
placement.
(Q5) Which of the following best describes your current employment status:# of responses% of total
responses
Accepted new position within the last 6 months.
Currently employed; full-time (in field of study).
Currently employed; full-time (not in field of study).
Currently employed; part-time.
Self-employed.
Full-time family care giver.
Serving in the military.
Waiting for acceptance to graduate school.
Not employed by personal choice.
Not employed; seeking employment.
Not employed; attending graduate school.
Retired.
Other (please specify)

Total (Including multi-choice responses)

18110
54
1382
1
52
1062
9

7.50%
45.83%
22.50%
5.42%
3.33%
0.83%
0.42%
2.08%
0.83%
4.17%
2.50%
0.83%
3.75%

206 studentresponses
240 total responses

100.00%Other (please specify descriptions)
2 different styles of coaching
Attending grad school
Employed and attending grad school

In graduate school
In graduate school
Playing professional baseball
Position not in field of study
Semi Retired
Unemployed, finishing second year of Master's program at Ottawa(Q6) How long after graduation did you find a job in your major field of study:# of responses% of total
responses
Employed while in school.
52
25.24%
0 - 3 months.
41
19.90%
3 - 6 months.
136.31%6 - 9 months.
20.97%
9 months - 1 year.
52.43%
1 - 3 years.
199.22%3 or more years.
73.40%
Not applicable.
67
32.52%
Answered206
99.99%CAREER PREPARATION
The following section pertains to graduates’ responses to items regarding their career
preparation in their major field of study.
Please rate your agreement with the following statements.
(The top # is the % of the total respondents selecting the option & the bottom # is the count of respondents selecting theoption.)
DISAGREE

My undergraduate
program at Ottawa
University prepared mewith the appropriate

StronglyDisagree4.89%
9NEUTRAL

Disagree

Neutral/ Not
Applicable

7.61%
1415.76%
29

AGREE
Agree

StronglyAgree

Total # ofResponses

Mean Score(5-pointscale)47.28%
87

24.46%
45184

3.79

knowledge and skills for
my career field.
My undergraduate
program at Ottawa
University prepared me
to analyze and evaluate
information in my career
field.
My undergraduate
program at Ottawa
University prepared me
to solve problems
presented by my career
field.
My undergraduate
program at Ottawa
University prepared mewith the oral
communication ability
necessary to be
successful in today's
workplace.
My undergraduate
program at Ottawa
University prepared mewith the written
communication ability
necessary to be
successful in today'sworkplace.
My undergraduate
program at Ottawa
University prepared me
to recognize and evaluate
ethical dilemmas in theworkplace.
My undergraduate
program at Ottawa
University prepared me
to adapt to anincreasingly global,diverse, andtechnological society.
I am actively involved inprofessionalorganizations related to
my field of study/career.
I continue professional
development byreviewing professional
literature and trends
related to my career
field.

3.80%
75.98%
1115.22%2848.91%9026.09%
48

184

3.88

3.80%
7

7.61%
14

16.85%
31

48.91%
90

22.83%
42

184

3.79

4.89%
9

4.89%
9

17.39%
32

41.85%
77

30.98%
57

184

3.89

3.80%
7

5.43%
10

11.96%
22

44.57%
82

34.24%
63

184

4.00

3.26%
6

4.35%
8

15.76%
29

45.11%
83

31.52%
58

184

3.97

6.01%
11

6.01%
11

16.94%
31

44.26%
81

26.78%
49

183

3.80

9.24%
17

11.96%
22

22.83%
42

31.52%
58

24.46%
45

184

3.50

3.80%
7

7.07%
13

15.76%
29

46.74%
86

26.63%
49

184

3.85

I continue professional
development byattending conferences
and seminars/webinars
related to my career
field.
I continue professional
development by
participating in volunteer
or service activities
related to my career
field.

4.89%
911.96%2225.00%
46

34.78%
64

23.37%
43184

3.60

7.65%
14

10.93%
20

30.60%
56

31.15%
57

19.67%
36183

3.44(Q17) When you graduated, what was the approximate total amount borrowed to financeyour undergraduate education for which you were personally responsible for repayment?
(You may go to www.nslds.ed.gov to retrieve this information.)# of responses% of total
responses
No loans.
38
23.03%
Less than $15,000.
16
9.70%$15,000 to $19,999.
13
7.88%$20,000 to $24,999.
18
10.91%$25,000 to $29,999.
16
9.70%$30,000 to $34,999.
18
10.91%$35,000 to $39,999.
11
6.67%$40,000 to $44,999.
5
3.03%$45,000 to $49,999.
95.45%$50,000 or more.
Unable to estimate amount.
Total

18316510.91%
1.82%
100.01%* these majors were excluded from this data set due to no student responses Art Education, Cyber Security forManagers, Data Science and Technology, Music, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and Public Safety.

(Q18) Do you think the benefits you received from attending Ottawa University wereworth the financial costs to you and your family?
# of responses% of total
responses
Yes. The benefits have outweighed the costs.
Maybe. I am not sure if the benefits have outweighed
the costs.
No. The benefits have not outweighed the costs sofar, but I expect they will soon.
No. The benefits have not outweighed the costs sofar, and I do not anticipate that they will.
Total

66
57

40.74%
35.19%

138.02%2616.05%162

100.00%ADVANCED DEGREE PREPARATION
The following section pertains to graduates’ responses to items regarding their advanced degreepreparation.
(Q23) Have you completed an advanced degree or specialized program?
# of responses% of total
responses
Yes.
No.
Total

37
125
162

22.84%
77.16%
100.00%(Q25) Do you plan to pursue an advanced degree or specialized program at some point in
the future?
# of responses% of total
responses
Yes.
63
38.89%
No.
54
33.33%
Not Sure.
45
27.78%
Total
162
100.00%Source: Institutional Effectiveness